To celebrate its 10th series, BBC Radio 4’s podcast The Skewer has released a short film version of the comedy show on BBC iPlayer.
The multi-award-winning show recently won Best Comedy at the British Podcast Awards and was Highly Commended as Podcast of The Year. It has also picked up Best Comedy at the Radio Academy Awards three years running.
Commissioned by Radio 4, the new screen version, The Skewer: Three Twisted Years revisits some of the key political and current affairs moments from the last three years with a unique visual interpretation of the show’s critically acclaimed sharp, nightmarish style.
The short film, directed by The Skewer creator Jon Holmes, combines visuals from digital artists and visual effects wizards with the twisted audioscapes that define the radio series.
Jon Holmes said: “To divert the flow of The Skewer’s satirical river of sound into the visual space is both an incredibly exciting transition to a new medium, and also an enormously pretentious thing to write down as a quote!”
Julia McKenzie, Commissioning Editor for Comedy and Entertainment at BBC Radio 4 added: “The Skewer is a deserved winner of a remarkable number of awards and has enjoyed a great deal of critical acclaim.
“As you’d expect, the visualisation is equally bold, distinctive and mesmerising. I can’t wait for existing fans to take a look as well as a brand-new audience discovering this highly creative and innovative podcast.” The Skewer: Three Twisted Years is available to watch now exclusively on BBC iPlayer.
